https://youtu.be/bJ-FhsjbLNo NYC’s most recognizable city workers go by the monikers of finest, bravest, strongest and brightest. The NYPD, police department, New York's finest, protects lives. The FDNY, Fire Department, New York's bravest, saves lives. The DSNY Sanitation Department, New York's strongest, keeps our streets clean. The NYCPS, New York City Public Schools, New York’s brightest, … Continue reading No Early Voting at Schools – NYC’s Brightest →

(Click here to view the original article on NASSP's Principal Leadership Magazine • December 2023) In November of 2022, ChatGPT appeared, giving context to Elon Musk’s “civilization destruction” prophecy that AI will permeate—and possibly destroy—all aspects of society. With meteoric impact, the first notable ripple of concern quickly turned into a tsunami of anxiety in classrooms around … Continue reading Ahead of the AI Curve: Navigating Rapid Technological Change →

We’re in the plasmapause, a place of equilibrium, where the forces of the earth meet the forces of the sun. I imagine it as a place of stillness, where the particles of dust stop spinning and hang motionless in deep space. - Jo Ann Beard We all have side projects, passions and hobbies, things we … Continue reading Plasmapause – A 30 Year Journey to my first EP Album →

“Ladies and gentlemen, this contest is set for one fall. To my left, hailing from the first floor supplies room, weighing in at .006 pounds, standing at 11 inches tall, can only be used with a #2 pencil, and scored with a Scantron machine; Bubbles the Answer Sheet! And its opponent, hailing from all conceivable … Continue reading Testamania Running Wild – Designing and Implementing Equitable Assessment Practices Around Innovative Instruction →

Universally, the company that sets the standard for excellence at the highest level in terms of truly creating a unique and magical experience for “children of all ages” is Disney. As Walt Disney himself once said, “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make … Continue reading Innovative Tools & Ideas to Re-Imagineer Schools for 21st Century Learners →

(Be sure to view the accompanying video at the conclusion of the article featuring, Principal, Mark Erlenwein.) In K-12 education and academia, there is no debate that SEL-Social Emotional Learning remains a highly prioritized focus that is crucial towards ensuring our children and young adults recover and rise above the challenges and setbacks brought upon … Continue reading “Talk-nology” – A Course Developed to Foster “Social” Skills (“S”EL) in order to Activate Social Awareness, Student Voice and Agency to Catalyze Change →

(Be sure to view the accompanying video at the conclusion of the article featuring, Principal, Mark Erlenwein.) “How do we enable students to see failure as an opportunity instead of a final-measurement?” Each May and June, podiums and pulpits are packed away after another year of commencement ceremonies have come to pass at schools across … Continue reading Restorative Assessment →

A year and a half into this pandemic and after countless hours at my desk at home, at the office, in the car, at the beach, wherever and whenever work called during the endless days, I couldn’t help but notice the growing interpersonal atrophy due to the adaptation of remote anything and everything that involved … Continue reading Interpersonally Atrophic(ly) Yours – A Covid Tale →